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OLD GILMER or OLD MINGS CEMETERY


Thanks to Helen Wall for the pictures.

No one seems to be sure what the name of this cemetery is ----- in fact, not a whole lot of folks know exactly where it is....Thanks to Jim Daniels, we were able to find and read this old cemetery.  The "path" to the cemetery is across from Yazell Chevrolet on Hwy 271 in Gilmer. Turn to the left by the stream, and follow the "road" up the hill, it is quite a hike.  The road deadends at the entrance to the cemetery.  This poor cemetery is quite overgrown, and has several broken headstones, many unmarked graves, and about 8 rock vaults.   It was very hard to get an overall picture, as the marked graves were scattered.

Read by Sharon Pierce, Randy Pierce, Jim Daniels, and Tom Mitchell   October 21, 2001.

As hard as we all try, we are human and sometimes when reading a cemetery we miss a grave covered with
leaves, fireants, or bushes. Sometimes the headstone has sunk and is mostly underground. Our area also
has many graves only marked with iron ore rocks and even many unmarked graves. There are headstones
that have long ago been destroyed by the elements or even vandalizm, and are hard to impossible to read
the details. We would appreciate it if you would let us know if you did not find your relative which was buried
here, and would appreciate your letting us use the information you know about them. With the combined
efforts of us all, we can make the Upshur County website bigger and better.

Sacred to the Memory of L. V. wife of J. A. Montgomery   Died May 17, 1859
      48 years, 4 months, 10 days

All inscribed on same stone:

Dr. H. McAllen
1804 - 1877
T T McAllen
1818 - 1897
T B Alexander
1842 - 1923
Cenonia      daughter
1861 - 1864
Marcus       son
1866 - 1877

Inscribed on same stone:
H. Irene             w/o L W Mings
July 6, 1864         Oct 19, 1893
Nona May          daughter
March 1, 1883        Dec 31, 1884
Theo A               son
Aug 1, 1893          Sept 20, 1905
L W Mings
Mar 10, 1859        Feb 19, 1925

Children of  C B & Bettie Christian:
Carrie Etta  Jan 5, 1887           Dec 14, 1896
Infant Daughter              Born & Died   June 19, 1881

There is a large wrought iron fence enclosure with no marked graves.

Inside another fenced in enclosure:

Indiana Tuel
Jun 1, 1850        Jul 6, 1888

(headstone marked W G Northcutt-Longview TX----believe stone bought there)

W H Tuel
Nov 18, 1836        Sep 27, 1923

Two unreadable funeral home markers in this area also.

John Henry Donaldson             Tx Pvt 20 Engrs
Mar 16, 1889         Nov 10, 1941
 
Infant Mings              (stone is broken)
Died Nov 28, 1892

broken stone--unable to read

J H M  probably a footstone   (this probably is James Houston Mings, s/o Jesse Daniel Mings since L. W. Mings is James' son and H. Irene (Alexander) is his daughter-in-law and Nona May and Theo are their children; submitted by Von Mings Stachon
James Houston Mings
b. 17 Mar 1833, AL               d. 26 Apr 1908
He served in the civil war as Sgt with Co K 11th Texas Inf Regt and his pension application #4068 lists him as 6 ft, fair complexion, blue eyes, light hair; submitted by Von Mings Stachon

Infant Daughter of J A & Eliza Montgomery   (no dates)

H L               s/o A L & V M Walker
Aug 25, 1896       Dec 31, 1896

J M Simpson
1832                 Between 1870-1880

Abigail, wife of J M Simpson
1832          Between 1862-1868

Thanks to the Upshur County Historical Commission for the next 3 additions we did not previously have.
Minnie L Canyon            (flat stone)
Feb 25, 1893          Jun 3, 1936

Lossie Darden                  Tx Pvt  410 REs. Labor Bn
-------              Nov 19, 1919
 
Jerome Alfred
--------             Apr 20, 1920

Sarah A. Bonner           Pic #2         Thanks to Helen Wall for these pictures
b. Feburary 12, 1812            d. July 26, 1896
Henry H. Bonner          Pic #2
b.  November 4, 1808    d. July 7, 1897

Claude L. Willeford              Submitted by: Nina Campbell
b. 1-28-1867          d. 2-20-1916
 

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